Atlantic Division Review
by Joe Schaller
May 14. Looks like a new hierarchy in the Atlantic.  [more]
Playoff Monster Games
by Joe Schaller
May 8, Ray Allen... May 4, Joakim Noah... May 3, Matt Barnes... Apr 28, Stephen Curry again... Apr 27, Nate Robinson stuns the Nets... Apr 23, Stephen Curry's monster game buries the Nuggets.  [more]
ROOKIES
by Joe Schaller
May 8. Most minutes played once again becomes a determining factor for ROY.... Top coach criteria.  [more]

Latest Total Performance Ratings

Jam Up and Jelly Tight-- Top Defenders
by Joe Schaller
May 5, Kevin Durant appears on my list for the third year in a row.[more]

Four MVP Lists 2013
by Joe Schaller
April 30. Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul. No matter how I look at it they stay in that order.[more]

Most Improved or Most Minutes?
by Joe Schaller
April 28. If you double your minutes played and double your per game stats, have you improved?[more]

Sixth Man Dilemma: The Wright Choice
by Joe Schaller
April 26. Apparently the primary criteria for sixth man honors is minutes played.[more]

Some Good, Bad and Ugly of the 12-13 Season
by Joe Schaller
April 24. NOW ON FACEBOOK AT Schallertpr Total Performance Ratings[more]

First Round Playoff Preview and Stuff
by Joe Schaller
April 19... I see only two competitive series in the first round.[more]

ESPN edges Hollinger for top prognosticator
by Joe Schaller
April 18, the consensus of espn's finest 100 came out on top by the narrowest of margins in my annual preseason wins projections.[more]

    Over 15 Years on the Internet
    by Joe Schaller
    From Statman to NBAscout to High5 to SchallerTPR, from September 1997 to present, Total Performance Ratings on the internet has been a piece of the statistical evolution of sports,,,, and a gadfly to the lamestream media pundits.[more]

    A Complicated Process
    by Joe Schaller
    May 7, After 16 years of doing this I've got it down to a science, sort of.[more]

    Mini Slams: Andre Igoudala
    by Joe Schaller
    April 14, Andre Igoudala.... Apr 12, Marc Gasol and Monta Ellis.... Feb 28, Joakim Noah.... Feb 11, Chris Paul.... Feb 2, GRAND SLAM FOR LUOL DENG.... Jan 11, Kyrie Irving.... Jan 1, Josh Smith.... Dec 21, David Lee and Chris Paul.... Dec 18, Tim Duncan.... Dec 5, Al Horford.... Nov 26, LaMarcus Aldridge.... Nov 18, Russell Westbrook.... Nov 12, Brandon Jennings[more]

    Saturday Power Rankings 23
    by Joe Schaller
    April 13. This is the time when upward movement is a very positive playoff indicator.[more]

    Monster Games Top 20
    by Joe Schaller
    April 12, Stephen Curry.... Apr 10, Kobe Bryant.... Apr 2, Carmelo Anthony in top 3.... Mar 24, Lebron James.... Mar 18, Jeff Green.... Feb 27, Stephen Curry lights up the Garden.... Feb 26, Lebron James.... Feb 22, Jeff Green.... Feb 20, James Harden.... Feb 7, Wilson Chandler.... Feb 5, Sam Dalembert.... Jan 17, Lebron James.... Jan 12, Mario Chalmers.... Jan 5, Chris Paul.... Dec 28, Danilo Gallinari.... Dec 23, Danny Green.... Dec 19, Paul Pierce goes ballistic with the game of the year.... Nov 23, Chandler Parsons.... Nov 13, Anderson Varejao.... Nov 12, Brandon Jennings.... Nov 3, Mike Dunleavy.[more]

    Lebron Passes Durant
    by Joe Schaller
    February 25. Lebron's incredible run has catapulted him ahead of Kevin Durant for MVP honors in what may be the greatest race ever.[more]

    ROOKIES
    by Joe Schaller
    February 20, A rather lackluster rookie crop.[more]

    Western All-star Teams
    by Joe Schaller
    February 12 With so much talent in the west it's a shame the fans and coaches got it wrong once again.[more]

    Eastern All-Star Teams
    by Joe Schaller
    February 11, I present two teams based on two criteria.[more]

    TPR Top 40
    by Joe Schaller
    January 18... The three MVP contenders are surging.[more]

    Is RG3 a trans-racial?
    by Joe Schaller
    January 10, in this you-tube video RAMZPAUL provides insight into Rob Parker's revelations.... Could Griffin be a white man in a black man's body?[more]

    Top Bench Players TPR
    by Joe Schaller
    January 1... Sixth men, role players, rising stars. This is the list you've got to see.[more]

    MVP Watch 2: Top 30 TPR
    by Joe Schaller
    December 19, who's on the rise and who's slipping?[more]

    Early MVP Watch: Top 25 TPR
    by Joe Schaller
    December 4, It's an early five player race for MVP and some huge surprises on my list.[more]

    TPR NCAA Football Playoffs Brackets
    by Joe Schaller
    December 3 update... December 2, If the lamebrain NCAA bureaucrats won't do it then I'll just have to offer up my own fantasy brackets and dream about what could be.[more]

    Taking on the Vegas Oddsmakers
    by Joe Schaller
    October 29.... NEW! IMPROVED! I've expanded my prognosticators contest.[more]

    NBA WINS PROJECTIONS FOR 2012-13
    by Joe Schaller
    Updated October 30..... October 26, after two months scrutinizing data my predictions are set.[more]

    Rising TPR
    by Joe Schaller
    September 20, A TPR history of players on the rise.[more]

    Veterans TPR History
    by Joe Schaller
    September 11.... those players with at least 10 years in the NBA.[more]

    OPENING POWER RANKINGS
    by Joe Schaller
    August 27, let's throw it against the wall and see if it sticks.[more]

    London Olympics Top 12 Ballers
    by Joe Schaller
    August 23, It's nearly all NBA and USA.[more]

    2012 Playoff Stars
    by Joe Schaller
    August 20, July and August in the Pacific Northwest- sweet! Before I look forward it's time to take care of unfinished business.[more]

    The New Dynasty-- in the west of course.
    by Joe Schaller
    June 5 (after WCF game 5), I saw it in game 3 and it seemed clear to me the Thunder are the best team in the NBA and a new dynasty.[more]

    OBSERVATIONS
    by Joe Schaller
    May 30, Unrestricted free agents, team TPR observations and media awards.[more]

    Point Guard TPR
    by Joe Schaller
    May 26, Judging scoring is easy. Ballhandling is another matter.[more]

    Clutch Stats
    by Joe Schaller
    May 23, An analysis of 82games.com's Sortable NBA Player "Clutch" Stats.[more]

    2012 Top Defenders
    by Joe Schaller
    May 21, One on one defense, disruptive defense and team defense add up to my top 18 defenders.[more]

    MVP Parts I, II & III: The Scores
    by Joe Schaller
    May 18, minutes played and on/off ratings reveal the most valuable players.[more]

    A Dozen Sixth Men
    by Joe Schaller
    May 11, Manu Ginobili and the Sixth Man award is like Michael Jordan and MVP.[more]

    Most Improved 2012
    by Joe Schaller
    May 8, I was shocked to find so much improvement by so many in this unusual season.[more]

    Leonard, Faried and Irving Top Rookies
    by Joe Schaller
    May 4, After over a week of crunching numbers I'm ready for a few brews, but first I'll start my post-season awards with an exceptional class of rookies and once again go against the conventional wisdom.[more]

    Final Saturday Power Rankings 18 & Playoff Preview
    by Joe Schaller
    April 28, The prevailing paradigm for playoffs momentum has been shattered the past few years.[more]

    TPR Blows Away the Field in Predictors Challenge
    by Joe Schaller
    April 27, These things are usually very close however this year it was only close for second place with SchallerTPR all alone in first..... Coach of Year considerations.[more]

    Ryan Dangerfield Anderson
    by Joe Schaller
    April 6, What does Ryan Anderson need to do to get some respect?[more]

    Spike Lee: Hollywood hatemonger
    by Joe Schaller
    March 27... He's a media darling and the NBA's courtside sweetheart... He's also a racist scumbag.[more]

    MVP Ratings 2
    by Joe Schaller
    March 23... Once again we have a close race for second place.[more]

    Most Improved: No Sophs Allowed!
    by Joe Schaller
    March 9, Even if I allowed sophomores on my MI list Jeremy Lin would not top it.[more]

    Mid-season Rookie Ratings
    by Joe Schaller
    February 28... This years rookie crop shows more promise than last years.[more]

    Western Conference All-Stars
    by Joe Schaller
    February 23... Did the selection committee get the Gasol brothers mixed up?[more]

    Eastern Conference All-Stars
    by Joe Schaller
    February 21.... They really screwed up again.[more]

      The TPR Formula

      The TPR Formula: A lesson in logic
      by Joe Schaller
      By avoiding quasi-intellectual false logic Total Performance Ratings represent real life value.[more]

      The TPR Formula: Part II
      by Joe Schaller
      Game Pace, One on One Defense, Team Defense, Projected Improvement or Decline, Schedule Strength and Team Point Differential Adjustment.[more]

      Martians, Vikings, Infidels and the Church of Global Warming
      by Joe Schaller
      The legacy of the man-made climate change scam will be the loss of credibility amongst journalists, scientists and above all liberals/Democrats.[more]

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